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WITNESSES THE GRAPHIC C0.PHOT0-LITH.39&41 PARK PLACEJLY.

UNITED STATES AEN Enron,

KENNETH MCKENZIE, OF HAMILTON, CANADA.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OUT GARME NTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 163,67 dated May 25, 1875 application filed October 24, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, KENNETH MoKENzIE, of Hamilton, in the county of Wentworth, Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Dies for Cutting Cloth, Leather, 850., of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating my invention, and showing dies of various forms. Fig. 2 is a detail cross-section taken through the line a: a, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention will first be fully described, and then pointed out in the claim.

A is a strongiron frame, similar to aprinters chase. B are the cutters, which are thin flexible strips of steel, similar to printers rules, but with sharp edges. For cutting irregular forms akerf of the desired form is cut in a pattern-b1oek,0, of wood, with a band-saw. The rules B are then fitted into the kerf, and the block or blocks 0 are secured in the frame or chase A by side and foot sticks D, interiilling pieces (3, and wedges or quoins E, in the same way as type are secured in a chase in making up a form.

For cutting regular forms, or when a great number of pieces of the same form and size are to be cut, a number of these metal blocks 0, ofthe proper shape, may be used to hold the rules B. When part of a line of cut is to be scored or creased, and the rest of said line is to be cut through, the scoring-rules should be made a little narrower than the cutting-rules, so that their edges will not project quite so low. As thus constructed the dies may be used upon an ordinary printing-press, or upon any other kind of a press that has the requisite power.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent The combination, with chase A, of cutters B, pattern blocks 0, interfilling blocks 0, foot-sticks D, and quoins E, as and for the purpose specified.

KENNETH MCKENZIE.

Witnesses:

A. L. SMITH, J AMES DUNLor. 

